Messi
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- MESS-ee
- Origin
- Italian
Messi is a boys' name of Italian origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Messi mean?
Italian: Italian surname, after footballer Lionel Messi
Taken from the surname of Argentine footballer Lionel Messi, whose family has Italian roots.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Messi a girl's or a boy's name?
Messi is a boys' name.
How popular is Messi in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2009, with 6 boys.
Messi in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 5 | #3,655 |
| 2015 | 3 | #4,955 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,063 |
| 2013 | 5 | #3,466 |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 4 | #3,986 |
| 2010 | 5 | #3,478 |
| 2009 | 6 | #2,970 |
How popular is Messi in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2013, with 19 boys. It first appears in the records in 2006.
Half of all the boys named Messi in the US since 1880 were born between 2012 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Messi in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #10,930 |
| 2023 | 14 | #6,215 |
| 2022 | 14 | #6,141 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,161 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,292 |
| 2019 | 11 | #7,168 |
| 2018 | 8 | #8,813 |
| 2017 | 14 | #6,056 |
| 2016 | 14 | #6,048 |
| 2015 | 13 | #6,320 |
| 2014 | 15 | #5,729 |
| 2013 | 19 | #4,801 |
| 2012 | 9 | #8,152 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,002 |
| 2010 | 15 | #5,737 |
| 2009 | 5 | #12,486 |
| 2008 | 7 | #9,864 |
| 2007 | 5 | #12,361 |
| 2006 | 5 | #12,048 |
Names like Messi
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Enzo Albie Bodhi Alfie Marley Finley Eli Milo Theo Musa Levi Oakley
Names related to Messi
More Italian names
Aria Sienna Bella Kiara Gemma Ariyah Milani Ariya Armani Bianca Siena Ariah Capri Kara Emiliana Jemma
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Messi: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/messi, updated 20 October 2026.